Played here for the first time in a very well run tournament. The facility is top notch from the lot to the course. The staff does an excellent job and seems to enjoy doing it. The tee boxes were a... Continue »

Played here for the first time in a very well run tournament. The facility is top notch from the lot to the course. The staff does an excellent job and seems to enjoy doing it. The tee boxes were all very level with a couple being slightly thin and shaggy. The fairways are nearly perfect with total coverage tee to green. The rough was not too long on most holes - but long enough to keep shots in play and short enough to make good contact. The sand traps were well maintained and filled with plenty of quality sand. The greens were pretty large and in great condition with hardly a mark. The greens were holding shots pretty well and not as slow as other area courses I've played this time of year. The grounds crew does a wonderful job with this place. I'm looking forward to my next visit here and definitely recommend a round or two or three here!!

Overview: Indian Wells Golf Resort is a 36 hole golf resort that consists of the Celebrity Course and the Players Course, and the Celebrity Course held the 2006, 2007 and 2008 LG Skins Game. The Cel... Continue »

Overview: Indian Wells Golf Resort is a 36 hole golf resort that consists of the Celebrity Course and the Players Course, and the Celebrity Course held the 2006, 2007 and 2008 LG Skins Game. The Celebrity Course was designed by Clive Clark and has dramatic views of the San Jacinto, Santa Rosa, San Bernardino Mountain Ranges and Eisenhower Mountain stands just south of the resort.

Clubhouse: A beautiful clubhouse awaits as you enter the golf resort, and was greeted promptly by a player's assistant when we entered the bag drop area. We parked the car and went into the pro shop and paid for our round. Was taken care of quickly and efficiently and was told that we would be hitting from the "lower" driving range. I have played both courses before and have never heard of the lower driving range. I had a puzzled look on my face and she smiled and said we would be using the lower range so that the sun would not be in our eyes as we hit practice balls ... nice touch.

Course: Considering that we played the course in late May, I was amazed at the condition of the course. The course was still wall to wall green grass with very few brown spots. Fairway lies were basically perfect and the rough was lush and only about 1 inch thick. The greens looked great, were smooth and ran at a medium speed, and you could see that bermuda was starting to overtake the rye grass. I thought the golf course was in tremendous shape, and believe that most courses in Phoenix, AZ would love to have these conditions from December - March, let alone at the end of May. The Celebrity Course is a par 72, but only has 2 par 5's and 2 par 3's, which is kind of strange; however, these 4 holes are some of my favorite holes. I think that the back nine is one of my favorite stretches of golf and love the finishing holes of 16, 17 and 18.

Final Thoughts: Indian Wells Golf Resort is one of my favorite places to play, and I have been very fortunate to also play there in peak season (thanks John). It is a set of courses that I will definitely play again when I visit the Coachella Valley. Finally, I can see why the GK'ers voted it as the 2017 winner of the "Best Playing Conditions" in the Palm Springs Region. Do not pass on these courses if you have the opportunity to play one or both of them.

Yes, those tours are very cool. Wish more courses would have these. I can't join the outing on Wednesday, but am going this Monday at 8.30 to check it out so that I won't be too jealous of you all! Come join if you want, 75 bucks on their site and can RSVP as a single.

Was checking out the Indian Wells website and came across their Course Tours. Must see if you plan on visiting them. Even shows elevation changes... totally awesome!!!! I feel almost like a pro evaluating a golf course on television!!!!
[[Edited by ringworld on Monday May 18, 2009 7:01 PM]]

Hole # 18, 388 Yards, Par 4
On entering the tee complex, the player is greeted by a thunderous double-waterfall. This home hole sets up more as a strategist’s dream rather than for the bombs-away brigade. Not everyone will need a driver on this hole, but it’s important to hit this generous fairway. The hole doglegs fairly sharply left and the player is greeted by all sorts of streams, waterfalls, lakes and colorful extravaganza. A middle to short iron into the green brings birdie into play and allows for finishing hole drama.

Hole # 17, 438 Yards, Par 4
The 17th is set up to be a pivotal hole down the stretch. It’s a good length par 4 dogleg which again features the Eisenhower Mountain. There is water and a babbling brook and waterfall framing the green on the right. For those using long irons and woods for the approach, the left apron area becomes player-friendly and allows the player to reach the green without taking on the water and bunkers to the center and right of the green.